Clause 2

by deleting the definition of “Commissioner” appearing therein and substituting therefor the following: —“ “Commissioner” means the Commissioner for Labour appointed under section 3 of the Employment Act, 1968 (Act of 1968), and includes a Deputy Commissioner for Labour, a Principal Assistant Commissioner for Labour and an Assistant Commissioner for Labour under that Act;”;

by inserting immediately after the word “Ordinance” appearing at the end of the definition of “employee” therein, the words “but does not include any person or class of persons whom the Minister may from time to time by notification in the Gazette declare not to be employees for the purposes of this Ordinance”;

by deleting the definition of “employer” appearing therein and substituting therefor the following: —“ “employer” means any person who employs another person under a contract of service and includes —

the Government in respect of such categories, classes or descriptions of officers or servants of the Government as from time to time are declared by the President of Singapore to be employees for the purposes of this Ordinance;

a statutory authority;

a duly authorised agent or manager of an employer;

a person who owns, or is carrying on, or for the time being responsible for the management or control of a profession, business, trade or work in which an employee is engaged;”; and

by deleting the expression “Labour Ordinance, 1955” appearing at the end of the definition of “Inspecting Officer” therein and substituting therefor the expression “Employment Act, 1968”.